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Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve from directly overhead

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 770 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Covington Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San Bernardino County Regional Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.05068, -116.57048
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Covington Park: 0.1 mi
  • Geeson Field: 0.3 mi
  • Tucca Park: 5.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wardman Park: 6.7 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Red Dome: 6.4 mi
  • Chaparrosa Peak: 6.9 mi
  • The Matterdome: 7.2 mi
  • Three Sisters Peaks: 7.2 mi
  • North Park Peak: 7.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Dry Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 21.4 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 21.4 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 22.4 mi
  • Upper Freeway Wall: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 8.5 mi
  • C-47 Crash Site: 14.5 mi
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 15.0 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 15.4 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Devil's Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Devil's Garden Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 6.3 mi
  • Whitewater Preserve: 6.5 mi
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust: 7.3 mi
Museums: 24
Gardens: 23
  • California Desert Region: 17.3 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 17.3 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 17.3 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 17.3 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Rhythms of Life: 12.1 mi
  • Atlatl: 12.1 mi
  • Mr. Rex: 14.7 mi
  • Dinny: 14.7 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 11
  • Silverwood Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Dry Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Big Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Swim Beach: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainWNW 283°3,502 m14.9 mi
Jepson PeakWNW 283°3,416 m16.1 mi
Bighorn MountainW 281°3,352 m14.5 mi
Dragon's HeadW 280°3,312 m15.1 mi
Charlton PeakWNW 285°3,291 m16.8 mi
San Jacinto PeakSSW 201°3,288 m17.5 mi
Little Charlton PeakWNW 284°3,248 m16.5 mi
Folly PeakSSW 202°3,195 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2520:02
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0316:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/920030301

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